Lazio Beats Genoa 1-0 in Serie A
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Lazio played against Genoa in Serie A. Serie A is the top football league in Italy. Lazio won the game 1-0.
Lazio's coach is De Rossi. After the game, he talked about the goal. He said the goal took away some certainty from his team. He also said his team needs more verticality. This means fast attacks forward.
Genoa's coach is Gattuso. He talked about his player Nuno Tavares. Gattuso said Tavares could play for Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a very famous football club.
Gattuso also talked about the transfer market. This is when clubs buy and sell players. He said one thing about it makes him feel bad. He did not say what it is.
Vocabulary8 words
- Serie A
- the top football league in Italy
- De Rossi
- the coach of the Lazio team
- certainty
- feeling very sure about something
- verticality
- playing fast, going forward quickly
- Gattuso
- the coach of the Genoa team
- Nuno Tavares
- a football player who plays for Genoa
- Real Madrid
- a very famous and successful football club in Spain
- transfer market
- the time when football clubs buy and sell players
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1. Lazio 1-0 Genoa 2. De Rossi 3. True
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Lazio played against Genoa in _____. Lazio won the game _____.
Lazio's coach is _____. He said the goal took away some _____ from his team.
Genoa's coach is _____. He talked about his player _____.
Gattuso said Tavares could play for _____.
Gattuso also talked about the _____.
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